Our TOP 6 Mountain Biking Trails in Moab

1- MAG 7 / Magnificent 7

It’s ridden as a shuttle, but it’s far from being a downhill. Plan for a long and exhausting ride.

Fast, flowy and easy-fun to start with (from Getaway to Goldbar).

Then things get serious (but fun!) along Gold Bar Rim and Portal with technical riding (many short and steep descents with drops and stairs, many technical climbs) and exposed cliffs.

Why we liked it?

The view along Gold Bar Rim and Portal is absolutely breathtaking! Bring a camera.

We liked the fact that it starts with fast and flowy trails (beginner-intermediate), then it turned into super technical stuff (double-black)!

There is more descents (3850′) than climbs (1800′).

Anything else to know?

You will NOT die in the exposed cliffs of Portal. UNLESS you attempt to ride the section where a sign clearly indicate you to walk. Otherwise this short “deadly” section is very narrow, but it’s safe to walk…

There are many shuttle service in Moab (but you will have to bike back to Moab), or if you have two cars you can leave a car at the end parking here and start here.

2- Whole Enchilada / Porcupine Rim

Burro Pass

Burro Pass

UPS

Porcupine Rim

What type of ride to expect?

EPIC.

You will start in the La Sal Mountains at 11 200′ elevation and finish near Moab at 4000′; you do the maths, that’s a looooong descent! BUT, again, don’t expect a downhill. It is a challenging and physical ride and there is about 1400′ climb.

Then you will hit the Porcupine Rim doubletrack… whatever PSI you normally inflate your tires, ADD 5 PSI MORE THAN THAT. Or you will pinch flat, no joke! The doubletrack is boring (sorry) so your job is to get out of there as fast as you can. The doubletrack is covered of rocks with sharp edges, so you either slow down (a lot) or fly over these rocks (providing you added more air into your tires). We warned you.

You made it out of the doubletrack, NICE! Now you will ride your way down to Colorado river on a technical singletrack. There are some very technical sections, will you ride or walk?

Why we liked it?

It doesn’t get more Epic than that. Period. You start in the alpine above the treeline, then transition to a nice forest to finish the ride in the desert. The views are breathtaking all the way down, it’s crazy. Enjoy!

Up in the La Sal, it’s a true singletrack; we don’t see much of that in the desert and it was refreshing. We liked it!

The UPS/LPS sections are just pure fun to ride, combined with the incredible viewpoints on Castle Valley down there; it’s awesome!

Alright, we’ll do the maths for you: it’s almost 8000′ of descent. We like.

4- Slickrock

A must ride. Not that the ride is exceptional, but the landscape is so unique and so nice…

Mostly short ups and downs, no serious change in elevation.

Wear your tourist hat, take your time & enjoy the view!

Why we liked it?

THE SLICKROCK! There’s no equivalent; it’s hard to describe. Ride it you’ll get it!

Anything else to know?

The grip on the slickrock is incredible, it’s being said that the bike shops in Moab see many broken freehub (because of the huge torque that we are able to produce in the steep climbs). Yeah, we broke a freehub.

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ABOUT US

Hello! We’re Isabelle and Antoine 🙂 In 2017 we sold our house (and everything in it), quit our engineering careers and moved into our self built campervan. We’ve been on the road since then and every day is an opportunity for a new adventure; we’re chasing our dreams and hopefully it inspires others to do the same!